Nadia reflects on the ups and downs of her first term
First Half Term I have laughed cried doubted my ability worried myself to sleep run run run 12 miles to sweat out my worries Yet I wake up every morning on a high when I think of the classes I have that day. The pupils I get to teach, challenge, motivate, inspire and help blossom! All the above I can live with when I know my job everyday could change someone else’s life. It not been an easy half term and I am not going to lie I was so excited for half term to come and have space away from the school, department, pupils, staff, WhatsApp group, Teams and just breathe. Let me start with something really special … The final week just before half term I was off sick with Covid symptons ! Luckily my results came back Negative and I managed to come back for the last two days before half term. Sadly, 30% of year 11 were sent home due to two pupils getting Covid . This meant my favourite class peri...